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2Todays PlanGetting Started Finding your course and Setting up the ProfileCustomizing Settings for a courseCourse LayoutCommunicating Information to your students How to move content from one course to anotherTips

3Getting Started - Login to Moodle

Go to myportal.mtsac.edu eLearning toolsMoodlerooms (Channel) Access & News 4Getting Started - Home

Site-wide AnnouncementsSelect a courseGo to My HomeLanding page from Portal

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Cannot customize Blocks5Getting Started My Home

Find courses6Getting Started - Set up profile Edit Profile

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Getting Started Set up profile Email format - For the messages to come into your mailbox, you can choose between "Pretty HTML format" (which means that the messages will be formatted with different fonts and colors to make them easier to read) and "Plain text format" (plain text with no fancy formatting or colors).

Email digest type - This setting allows you to choose how you want to receive any emails you get from forums. A digest is a compilation of all the posts to a forum for a given period. There are three possible choices: No digest, complete or subjects.

Forum auto-subscribe - This setting lets you decide if you want email copies of posts that are added to forums. If you set this to subscribe, the system will email you copies of new posts in forums that you join. This setting will override your efforts to unsubscribe from individual Moodle forums.

Forum tracking - Enabling forum tracking means highlighting the posts you have not read yet. This feature significantly improves time management when working with discussion forums. When editing text this can usually be left on "Use HTML editor (some browsers only)". This allows for text formatting options, with a WYSIWYG text editor--but requires newer browsers that can accommodate Javascript. If you find your browser is not letting you edit text, change this setting to "Use standard web forms". Also "Use standard web forms" if you want to input your course content using your own HTML. Set to "use standard web forms" if you use a screen reader or mobile device to read web pages.

When editing text The setting defaults to Use HTML Editor.

AJAX and Javascript Ease of drag and drop 8Customizing Settings - Messaging

9Customizing Settings - Messaging

These preferences are in ADDITION to those listed in the "Edit profile" section, so remember, too, that you need to adjust your forum subscription preferences there as well in terms of whether to automatically subscribe you or not, etc. http://clickables.moodlerooms.com/spaces/steps/manuals/joule2/lessons/27388-How-do-I-set-my-personal-communications-preferences-in-joule-2-

The Messaging settings allow you to configure your notification methods for event messages. Check the options for Activity stream and Alert badge notification, when logged in, offline, or both for each notification type.

For more on Messaging settings, streams and alerts see Workshop Linked Resources. 10Customizing Settings:

11Customizing Settings

Do not change Course Name and ID fields!

You may edit everything below Course ID number

When selecting the number of weeks, you may want to add additional weeks to use for

Hidden sections Select if you will have sections hidden from students.

Show activity reports Determine if you want students to be able to see their activity reports in your course

12Customizing Settings for a class: Blocks1.

2. 3. 13Layout - Folders

14Layout Folders W/Editing On

15Layout - Weekly

16Layout Topics W/Editing On

17Editing a courseIcons

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Indent content arrows Edit Duplicate Delete Visibility to Users Assign Roles Personalized Learning Designer Activity Completion

Indent content arrows - The left icon is used to out dent course elements. There is also a right icon for indenting items. Edit The edit icon lets you alter/update whatever resource or activity it is next to by taking you to its setup page. Duplicate - Delete - The delete icon will permanently delete something from the course after you confirm a warning on a second page. Visibility to Users - The open-eye icon means an item is visible to students. Clicking it will make the item invisible to participants and change the icon to the closed eye. Assign Roles - Personalized Learning Designer Activity Completion -

18Editing a courseIcons Each Week/Topic and Folder View Format

1 2 3 4 5 Folder View Only - Add Topic Add Resource / Add Block / Edit Layout /Topic SettingsEditVisibilityHighlight Topic/Week/Folder as currentTheoneiconhidesallothersectionsofthecourse,showingonlythisone.

19Editing the Topic NameClick the pencil Edit icon.Deselect the default section name checkboxType new title in the Section name field

Adding Content to Your CourseAdd a Resource to the Course

Add an Activity21ResourcesAdding a Resource

Adding

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22Adding a File Resources/File Picker

Click to add a new resources.Give a name and descriptionUnder Select Files click Add or Create folder

23Adding a File Resources/File Picker

Select the location from which to browse for the file.Click Browse next to the Attachment: fieldBrowse for the file an click Upload this file

24Drag and Drop Files Add the Drag and Drop Block

25ActivitiesAdding an activity

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3. Select the activity 26Editing a Course Moving Content Basic Web Features Edit Profile setting choice:

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3. 27Editing a Course Moving Content Advanced Web Features Edit Profile setting choice:

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Drag item to new location. A faint grey line will appear at location point.Suggestion: Do not use Advanced Web Features in Folder View. Set up layout of course in Weekly or Topic views. Then switch to Folder View. 28Backup Course

Backup/RestoreThesetoolsallowyoutobackupyouroldcourseandthenrestoreyourentirecourseintoyournew course.Thisishelpfulifyouwanttheentirecourse.Besuretoomituserdataandfilessoyoudontpullallthestudents andassignmentsover.Ifyouaccidentallymovestudentdatayoucanthendeleteit.TousetheBackuptool: OpenyourpreviousMoodlecoursethatyouwanttobackup SelectBackupfromtheAdministrationBlock Usethecheckboxestoselectwhatcontentyouwantbackedup Fortheothersettings,werecommendyouomitUserDatasoyoudontpullallthestudentsand assignmentsover.AlsounchecktheUsersandUserFilesandtheRoleAssignments.Youdowantthe CourseFiles. Followthepromptstocompletethebackup 29Backup Course

Backup/RestoreThesetoolsallowyoutobackupyouroldcourseandthenrestoreyourentirecourseintoyournew course.Thisishelpfulifyouwanttheentirecourse.Besuretoomituserdataandfilessoyoudontpullallthestudents andassignmentsover.Ifyouaccidentallymovestudentdatayoucanthendeleteit.TousetheBackuptool: Usethecheckboxestoselectwhatcontentyouwantbackedup Fortheothersettings,werecommendyouomitUserDatasoyoudontpullallthestudentsand assignmentsover.AlsounchecktheUsersandUserFilesandtheRoleAssignments.Youdowantthe CourseFiles. Followthepromptstocompletethebackup 30How to move content from one course to another Restore a Course

Restoring a course backupTo restore a course backup Go to Settings > Course administration > Restore Upload the backup file or choose a file in the course backup area or user private backup area and click Restore Confirm - Check that everything is as required then click the Continue button Destination - Choose whether the course should be restored as a new course or into an existing course then click the Continue button Settings - Select activities, blocks, filters and possibly other items as required then click the Next button Schema - Select/deselect specific items and amend the course name, short name and start date if necessary then click the Next button Review - Check that everything is as required, using the Previous button if necessary, then click the 'Perform restore' button Complete - Click the continue button 31How to move content from one course to another Restore a Course Select

Restoring a course backupTo restore a course backup Go to Settings > Course administration > Restore Upload the backup file or choose a file in the course backup area or user private backup area and click Restore 32How to move content from one course to another Restore a Course: Confirm

Restoring a course backupConfirm - Check that everything is as required then click the Continue button 33How to move content from one course to another Restore a Course: Destination

Do not select this option.IMPORTANT!!!Choose MergeRestoring a course backupDestination - Choose whether the course should be restored as a new course or into an existing course then click the Continue button 34TipsTurn Editing On to make changesCourse AvailabilityCheck activities with student account

35Thank you!How to move content from one course to another - Import

TousetheImporttool: OpenyournewMoodlecourseforthecurrent(ornext)semester SelectImportfromtheSettings Block 37How to move content from one course to another Import: Selection

TousetheImporttool: Usethedropdownmenutoselectthesourcecoursewhereyouwanttodrawcontent

38How to move content from one course to another Import: Initial Settings

TousetheImporttool: Usethecheckboxestoselectwhatcontentyouwantimported

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TousetheImporttool:

Followthepromptstocompletetheimport SchemaConfirmation and reviewPerform importComplete

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